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Kiyotaka Mitsugi
is a Japanese actor and singer. His career has centered on television, in the genres of ''tokusatsu'' and '' jidaigeki''. Biography Mitsugi was born on May 30, 1953, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from Wakō Gakuen High School. He debuted in 1967 after being selected to portray the protagonist Azuma Hikaru in the television series '' Kōsoku Esper'' through 1967 to 1968. He starred in the 1973 series '' Shirojishi Kamen'', and played a supporting role as the ninja Saizō in Series III, Episodes 1–57, of '' Abarenbō Shōgun.'' In NHK's eleventh ''Taiga'' drama, '' Kunitori Monogatari'', Mitsugi portrayed Akechi Mitsuharu. He appeared regularly in Episodes 436–509 of ''Tokusō Saizensen''. A frequent guest actor, he made six appearances on ''Ōedo Sōsamō'' and four on ''Zenigata Heiji'', three on '' Taiyō ni Hoero!''', and two on '' Happyaku Yachō Yume Nikki''. Fans of the ''tokusatsu'' ''Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman'' know him as Dr. Hoshikawa. The producers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is sometimes dubbed a genre itself. The most popular subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; and mecha like ''Giant Robo (tokusatsu), Giant Robo'' and ''Super Robot Red Baron''. Some television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the ''Ultra Series, Ultraman'' and ''Super Sentai'' series. is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but only a small proportion of films and television programs are widely known outside of Japan. Nevertheless, certain properties have attained popularity outside of Japan; ''Godzilla'' is featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
